• Father/Son Retreat Registration!

    REGISTER HERE Registration is now open for the 4th Annual Camp Willow Springs Father/Son Retreat on September 28-30, 2018!  This retreat is for dads and sons in grades 1-6.  The cost of the retreat is $215 for father and one son.  Each additional son is $105.  The weekend includes times of family worship, delicious meals, the Father/Son Olympics, and fun recreation including the red shark, jumping pillow, octoball, swimming pool, archery, canoeing, and much more!  Please contact our office at 252.586.0728 or [email protected] for more information.  

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  • Meet our 2018 Legacy Speaker: Jodie Barrett

    Jodie is a girl who loves Jesus and sharing his word. Wife to Thomas, her high school sweetheart, mother to her two adult children, Ryan and Lauren, and ministry leader with Faithfully Following Ministries. Her passion is teaching women the Word of God, helping women unearth the treasure of god’s love letter, verse by verse. She looks for joy in the everyday things like laundry, waiting in line and cooking, considering each an opportunity to share God’s love with others!    Make plans now to attend our Legacy Mother/Daughter Retreat during the October 5th-7th weekend! 

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  • Rev. Julian Motley’s #myCWRstory #myCWSstory

    MY CAMP STORY Youth Camps For Christ Julian M. Motley   My CAMP Story begins with a relationship with the co-founders of Youth Camps For Christ, Erbie, Jr. and Mrs. Linda Mangum, now Linda Harris. I am Julian Motley, fifty year member of the Board of Directors and pastor of the Founder’s home Church when this ministry had its beginning. When I became his pastor in 1963, Erbie, Jr., had graduated from N.C. State University with a degree in Nuclear Engineering, and had held a prestigious position as a nuclear scientist in Schnectady, NY. By the time I got to know him, God had done a great work in his…

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  • 50th Anniversary Celebration

    Youth Camps For Christ, Inc. was founded in 1968. YCFC, a nonprofit organization, owns and operates Camp Willow Run & Camp Willow Springs. Both camps are located on Lake Gaston in Littleton, NC. Camp Willow Run began operation in 1968 as a day camp and became a coed residential camp that currently serves campers in grade 6-8 and 9-12. Camp Willow Springs opened in 2014 and is a coed residential camp serving campers in grades 3-6. The 3-part mission statement for YCFC is as follows: Win young people to Jesus Christ Mature those who are already believers Show that you can be a Christian and have fun On Saturday, June…

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  • 50th Anniversary Celebration

    Youth Camps For Christ, Inc. was founded in 1968. YCFC, a nonprofit organization, owns and operates Camp Willow Run & Camp Willow Springs. Both camps are located on Lake Gaston in Littleton, NC. Camp Willow Run began operation in 1968 as a day camp and became a coed residential camp that currently serves campers in grade 6-8 and 9-12. Camp Willow Springs opened in 2014 and is a coed residential camp serving campers in grades 3-6. The 3-part mission statement for YCFC is as follows: Win young people to Jesus Christ Mature those who are already believers Show that you can be a Christian and have fun On Saturday, June…

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  • “Would set a course…” – Spencer’s #myCWRstory

    My camp story starts the summer after my freshman year in college. I had no idea that the decision to come to work as a counselor in the summer of 1972 would set a course that confirmed God’s career calling in my life. After working as a counselor in the summer of 72 and 74, I was applying to medical school in the fall of 1974. Mr. Mangum contacted me and asked if I would consider working at camp the next summer as he was having some health problems and was looking for experienced staff to be there the next summer. I initially told him that I would be too…

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